SIGHT: The rose window at St. Mark’s Church on the equinox
At 12:52 p.m. on March 20, 2023, I’m standing on the gallery overlooking the dark, empty nave at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, in the East
SIGHT: Thomas McKean’s MetroCard art
Many people in New York look up as they walk around; skyscrapers are, after all, a signature of the city. But Thomas McKean looks down—not
SIGHT: Brighton Beach’s stone faces
It was a cold and rainy day in February the first time I clomped down the deserted wooden boardwalk of Brighton Beach, across the sand,
SOUND: aNYbag’s Garment District factory
New York Times delivery bags. Martin’s Potato Rolls bags. The plastic around a six-pack of Charmin toilet paper. Narrow black-and-silver-striped bags from the wine store.
SIGHT: M & S Schmalberg Custom Flowers
On gray winter afternoon, the interior of M & S Schmalberg, the last remaining custom artificial flower flower business in the Garment District, is
SIGHT: Mariners Marsh Park: the eeriest place in New York City
SIGHT: Mariners Marsh Park: the eeriest place in New York City Just a few days after Halloween, I headed to Mariners Marsh Park, in
SIGHT: The Most Socially Distant Spot in New York City
According to naturalist and native Staten Islander Bruce Kershner, author of the book Secret Places of Staten Island, the wildest place in New York City
SIGHT: Secret Christmas tree memorial for departed pets
It could take hours to find—or minutes, if you happen upon the right sequence of paths in the labyrinthine Ramble of Central Park At first
SIGHT: The weed-eating goats of Riverside Park
One recent weekday morning, a group of goat enthusiasts gathered at the intersection of Riverside Drive and 120th Street to see five of their
